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McQwak wrote:For sure the timing matter. Sometimes your offer can be rejected during the season and accpted in June, even for less money.

I often have players accepting cheaper contracts around Christmas than around June due to the fact that they've reached a seasonal milestone (50 goals for example). so if a player has a bad start of the season, I would plobably sign him early.

Yeah, that makes sense

McQwak wrote:Yeah, that makes sense

I'm impressed with the fact that you managed to read my post! I had just woken up when I wrote it.

Question! (Didn't find any information while searching the forum)

I am playing as a European team (Leksand IF in Allsvenskan/Elitserien - Sweden) and one of my top prospects Oliver-Ekman Larsson was signed by Phoenix. uusallay I don't reflect on it that much but looking true my budget/financial stuff I found that I had 7 million Swedish kronor in player sales and when looking at my other sales except Larsson that made up to 1,6-1,7 milion, did I get compensated for the Larson signing (it says free in the transfer page) or where did the money come from. At the time Larson had 2 or 3 year left on his contract and I had him valued to 7 million (set by me).

Have you seen anything about this?

I found that another player that signed for a NHL club also gave me some money, not the same amount less (around 1,5 mil). Is there an compensation depending on the when the player was drafted, earlier = more money ?

JPoolTX wrote:How many of you have tried to use Ari Ahonen?

I usually try to pick that guy up in the draft before I actually start my game. He is a good player to have if you need a quick backup and plus, you can easily develope him into something great for your team.

Easily becomes a backup very quickly, but give him about 3 to 4 years and he will be a good starter.

I have! After my first season with the Flames, I didn't resign any of my back-up keepers because they where horrible and I brought in Ari Ahonen. He's doing great supporting Mikka Kiprusoff! Rarely plays 5's, mostly 8-9.

Speaking of Mikka; during the second season I gave him a new contract and a raise, and after that he has been playing really shaky. Still fantastic most of the time, but he lets in easy goals sometimes, plays 4's and 5's and is really not as solid as in his first season with me. What's up with that?

puckman16 wrote:I like to aquire Mikko Jokela, a Canuck property in Europe. He comes cheap and is a solid all around D-man. Signs for cheap and usually he appears on my roster immediately, don't have to wait for the international window.

Jokela is a safe bet, alright! Good on the power play, shoots right, solid.

rockville wrote:

JPoolTX wrote:How many of you have tried to use Ari Ahonen?

I usually try to pick that guy up in the draft before I actually start my game. He is a good player to have if you need a quick backup and plus, you can easily develope him into something great for your team.

Easily becomes a backup very quickly, but give him about 3 to 4 years and he will be a good starter.

I have! After my first season with the Flames, I didn't resign any of my back-up keepers because they where horrible and I brought in Ari Ahonen. He's doing great supporting Mikka Kiprusoff! Rarely plays 5's, mostly 8-9.

Speaking of Mikka; during the second season I gave him a new contract and a raise, and after that he has been playing really shaky. Still fantastic most of the time, but he lets in easy goals sometimes, plays 4's and 5's and is really not as solid as in his first season with me. What's up with that?

puckman16 wrote:I like to aquire Mikko Jokela, a Canuck property in Europe. He comes cheap and is a solid all around D-man. Signs for cheap and usually he appears on my roster immediately, don't have to wait for the international window.

Jokela is a safe bet, alright! Good on the power play, shoots right, solid.

Depending what game you are playing Jokela can start the game with a serious injury, he also might not want to come over to the NHL.

So, I think I have my franchise RW that I want to build around (new franchise, haha). Problem is he's just finished his entry level and wants around 4 million per year (for 2 years) due to his last 2 years in the NHL. What I want to do is sign him for the full contract length (10 years I think) at around 5 million per year (which I feel is fair for a long contract). Thing is in order to go for the full length I'd have to give him around 10 million per year (about 2.5x wanted). I don't want to give that much, nor do I want the 50,000 glitch. Does anybody remember the tutorial or something that showed people how to sign long terms for people who were already up there in salary?

Wasn't it something like give them the 50,000 glitch for two years right before July 1st, so he only has 1 year remaining on it at 50,000, then sign them after July 1st for whatever you want to for the full length while also changing the first year value?

That might be it but I don't want to screw it up.

If he already wants that much, I think you're just gonna have to stick with short term contracts. $5 mil may seem fair to you, but he might think he'll deserve $6-8 in a few years, so it's not so fair to him. That's just the game.

anyone know of any great deals at the beginning of the game using Lidas v2.3? Thanks!

shinderhizzle84 wrote:anyone know of any great deals at the beginning of the game using Lidas v2.3? Thanks!

Ovechkin.

axwel3221 wrote:

shinderhizzle84 wrote:anyone know of any great deals at the beginning of the game using Lidas v2.3? Thanks!

Ovechkin.

haha how could I forget about HIM?!?!

I remember hearing a lot about guys like Grigorenko and Videll in last year's lidas (like 1.2 and stuff)....who are players like them...really cheap but great production??? I'm sorry if you don't know, I'm just trying to clarify myself for other members, as well, haha

ie99jro wrote:I found that another player that signed for a NHL club also gave me some money, not the same amount less (around 1,5 mil). Is there an compensation depending on the when the player was drafted, earlier = more money ?

I believe all signing of players under contract to teams in Europe bring a transfer fee of $250,000 US as long as the player is under contract when the transfer actually happens. I always try to sign my prospects to a 2 year deal with an option when they are drafted so i can get the transfer fee.

Hey guys,
i have a problem with signing chris mason and olli jokinen.
The option to offer a new contract just isnt there.
could that be because they're old and want to end their career?
My game crashed few days ago and i lost months... before it crashed i signed both of them to a five year contract and both said they want to end their career after that contract. anyone else had this happen?

i think i just figured it out. when a player has more than one year left on his contract they cant sign a new one. but i think thats not how it works in real life, not sure tough...

hcdfanatic83 wrote:i think i just figured it out. when a player has more than one year left on his contract they cant sign a new one. but i think thats not how it works in real life, not sure tough...

A player cannot extend their current contract until they're in the final year of it.

ya that was my assumption too, thx

I hope this is the right thread

I'm playing with Panthers and I'm in the third season. Frolik is doing rather good offensive but sucks defensively, he is -21 at the moment. But then I let him play with Dvorak and even though we lost with 1-6 against Washington Frolik got 0, he wasn't a minus!

But Dvorak is getting old so I wonder if you guys now any good young defensive forward that I could try to get?

My defense i as follows:

Mike Green//Duncan Keith
Andrew MacDonald//Mark Streit
Bryan Allen//Dimitri Kulikov
Mark Eaton

I'm using the rosters that start out with the actual 2009 season (The upcoming Taylor Hall Draft)

My question is a ton of teams want Allen and he has a year left on his contract. I am willing to deal him for the right price since I have Ryan Wilson and PK Subban waiting in the wings in the minor leagues.

My question: How has Bryan Allen faired for you guys that have ran a team with these rosters. If I decided to deal him, what should I be looking for? I don't want to get lowballed for a guy that has done very well for me. Or should I just re-sign him depending on his contract status.

IslesEnforcer wrote:My defense i as follows:

Mike Green//Duncan Keith
Andrew MacDonald//Mark Streit
Bryan Allen//Dimitri Kulikov
Mark Eaton

I'm using the rosters that start out with the actual 2009 season (The upcoming Taylor Hall Draft)

My question is a ton of teams want Allen and he has a year left on his contract. I am willing to deal him for the right price since I have Ryan Wilson and PK Subban waiting in the wings in the minor leagues.

My question: How has Bryan Allen faired for you guys that have ran a team with these rosters. If I decided to deal him, what should I be looking for? I don't want to get lowballed for a guy that has done very well for me. Or should I just re-sign him depending on his contract status.

You have mostly offensive d-men on your team. Maybe you need to hold on to him or get a cheaper and younger defensive d-man in trade.
I have never had him on my team so I don't know how good he is or will be

I always sign Ville Leino. He's a cheap player but can turn out to be a solid 2nd or 3rd line NHL'er.

I have a blank right now. I drafted a Swedes and want to sign him now. But he isn't drafted by a junior team in N-A and I don't remember if I sign him I'm trap with him or I can send him back to Europe.

If you sign him and he doesn't have CHL rights you can send him to any of your farm teams: AHL, ECHL, CHL.

He can play in the AHL even if he is 18 years old?

Yes, European players can play in the AHL at 18.